Biography: sport books

Reveals the subculture of pole vaulting - from Bob Richards, who won Olympic gold twice in pole vaulting; to Sergey...  Read More >>

In an era far removed from the African American celebrity athletes of today, Olympic great Jesse Owens achieved...  Read More >>

African American historian Gerald Early refers to Jack Johnson (1878-1946), the first African American heavyweight...  Read More >>

A 12-time All-Star, Piazza holds the all-time record for home runs by a catcher with 419 and has twice finished...  Read More >>

George Taliaferro was a star quarterback on Indiana University's first great football team of 1945, two years before...  Read More >>

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Peter Crouch has risen from humble beginnings at non-league Dulwich Hamlet on loan, and a GBP60,000 transfer to...  Read More >>

Dave Nevison is doing, every day, what thousands of punters dream of doing - living the dream of life as a professional...  Read More >>

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One year after her victory at the Badwater Ultra marathon, Pam Reed again made distance running history when she...  Read More >>

The long-awaited autobiography of Richard Hill, World Cup winner and the rugby fan's most admired player.  Read More >>

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Award-winning sports journalist Pierce explains how Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots, reached...  Read More >>

With trademark charm and eloquence, golf's ""Great White Shark"" chronicles his extraordinary life and career, showing...  Read More >>

Johan Harmenberg had left his native Sweden because he had given up on serious competitive fencing. But when he...  Read More >>

A biography of Tris Speaker which chronicles his twenty-two-year career. It details not only every significant league...  Read More >>

First ever biography of the Victorian fighter and adventurer who became the first worldwide sports star and paved...  Read More >>

This book reveals all the details of Starr's improbable rise to stardom, exploring his relationship with Lombardi...  Read More >>

Barry Ferguson is Scotland's most gifted footballer, the heartbeat of Rangers and the captain of his country. and...  Read More >>

Before Joe Cole, Dennis Wise and Frank Leboeuf were 'Here, There and Every ******* Where', there was Charlie Cooke....  Read More >>

At a depressing time when wages were low and work was scarce, his feats on the field provided a welcome and much-needed...  Read More >>

A football autobiography of Marvin Andrews, nicknamed 'Dog'. This book reveals what it felt like to play alongside...  Read More >>

Moore, a marathon runner and one of Bill Bowermans Oregon men, tells the story of his mentor and hero, drawing on...  Read More >>

Hibs hero Eddie Turnbull was the first British player to score a goal in European club competition in 1955. This...  Read More >>

Paddy Crerand's eagerly-awaited autobiography recounts the previously untold story of one of post-war football's...  Read More >>